The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses ....
I’ll hold a raffle for anyone who ignores WOLF-in-stein for one month. All regular posters who completely ignore his inane posts will have their name placed in a hat and three winners will get a new Blue Fuse of any value or size from our catalogue just in time for Christmas. A Blue fuse would make a very nice Christmas present for an audiophile. |
@lostbears But only for those who can hear such differences. We apparently have quite a few folks frequenting this forum who can’t.😔 I don’t see how one would actually know if or how much of a difference a Blue fuse will make until one actually tries one. There does seem to be a lot of trolls these days. Not just on Audiogon. |
Has anyone compared the Synergistic Research fuses to any other audiophile fuses in their Audio Research gear? Right now I have a HiFi Tuning Supreme Fuse in my ARC Ref 5se. How do the Synergistic Research fuses compare? Would the Blue fuse really be that much of an upgrade over my HiFi Tuning Supreme Fuse? |
Thanks Frank! The HIFI tuning I have are black. I think I am going to try one of the S.R. Blue fuses in my preamp. Do you use any type of footers under your Ref 3 or other ARC gear? Right now I don’t have enough room under my Ref 5se or Ref Phono 2se and still have adequate ventilation. I have large stainless steel cones under my amp and CD player. But I am planning on replacing my rack with a new one after I move this spring. My new rack will have more clearance between shelves. |
I have been in this for a while. Originally I had a Target rack. I then moved to a Solidsteel rack. Currently I have a pair of Zoethecus racks and matching amp stand. I am thinking of having something custom made out of maple and maybe using the Zoethecus Z block shelves. That way I can choose the distance between shelves to fit my gear. The move from the Solidsteel to the Zoethecus was a real eye opener. When I replaced the amp stand everything sounded smoother, more organic. Remember I have a tube amp. I don't know what affect the rack has on solid state gear. But I have become a true believer in wood over metal except for the turntable. I still like a sand filled metal rack for the turntable. I have a VPI turntable stand filled with sand and a 3" maple slab on top sitting on spikes. . |
Hey, I, for the life of me, can't imagine why anyone's palate would enjoy coming in contact with grits or scrapple but there are those who enjoy eating those foods. Having lived in the south, I for one like grits, especially in the morning with eggs. Oh and fresh baked biscuits with gravy. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. |
Frank, I looked at the picture on your system page. Your rack is very interesting. I like the layered approach you use. It gives me a lot to think about. I will be basically starting over in the new house. Everything will be different than it is now. The first thing I will work on is room acoustics. What I can do really depends on whether I end up with a dedicated listening room or not. I have a Synergistic Research dealer here in Chicago. I might go over there and see if I can borrow some of the High Frequency Transducers and give them a try. Actually I have been very lucky because there are tons of dealers here. So I have had a chance to listen to a lot of stuff. Once I move I won't have any dealers close. The closest Audio Research dealer will be in Atlanta. fleschler, my Audio Research dealer also suggested I try the Stillpoints footers. But there is not enough room right now and still have clearance for ventilation. Once I have a new rack things will be different. Right now my racks are a hodge podge. I got them all on the cheap off of craigslist. The two Zoethecus racks are not the same color which bothers my wife. I have looked at racks like the HRS but they are not cheap and like you I also have a lot of gear. So I really need two four shelf racks or a double rack. I think having a custom rack made may be the most cost effective way to get a quality rack that fits my needs. |
